Input Masks

Input masks specify how data is entered and displayed in text fields.

Enter For
# Using a digit or space (optional)
0 Using digits 0-9
9 Using digits 0-9 (optional)
L Using letters A-Z
A Using digits 0-9 and letters A-Z
a Using digits 0-9 and letters A-Z (optional)
C Using any characters except spaces
< Causes all following characters to be converted to lowercase
> Causes all following characters to be converted to uppercase
Note: If your mask consists of four characters and you want all to be numbers, enter 0000. If you want the first and third characters to be letters, the second character to be a number, and the fourth character to be a letter or a number, enter L0LA.

Sample Input Masks

Field Description
(###) ###- ####;1;"_" Input mask for an American phone number. For example; (888) 888-8888, with an underline for spaces in the input mask. All digits are not required. The area code is in parentheses and followed by a space. There is a dash between the three- and four-digit main phone number.
00000-9999 Input mask for an American zip code number. For example; 55344-7903, with an underline for spaces in the input mask. The first five digits are required, the last four digits are not required. There is a dash between the first five digits and the last four digits.
>CCCC CCC Input mask for an English postal code. For example; TN11 8DR, or WC1E 8WW, with an asterisk for spaces in the input mask. All characters are optional and can be numbers or letters. All letters are uppercase. There is a space between the first four characters and the last three characters.
>L#L #L# Input mask for a Canadian postal code. For example, K1A 8R7 without any character for spaces in the input mask. The characters alternate letter and number. There is a space between the first three characters and the last three characters.